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TIL college textbook prices have risen 1,041% since 1977 - more than three times inflation as a whole

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oR968 TIL age group 45 to 54 years old accounts for 80% of all U.S. suicides.
GkxQ TIL when asked if there was validity in the media’s criticism of violence in his movies, Quentin Tarantino said, “Sure, Kill Bill’s a violent movie. But it’s a Tarantino movie. You don’t go to see Metallica and ask the fuckers to turn the music down.”
QYxa TIL Ulysses S. Grant’s real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. A congressman who nominated Grant for attendance at Westpoint wrote down the wrong name and it just stuck.
E1Gx TIL: Orgasms provide multiple health benefits, including lowering your risk of prostate cancer. Why would you participate in “No Fap September”?
0w1MM TIL that a retired U.S. Army sergeant and Vietnam veteran became the first paralyzed American to successfully finish the New York City Marathon. She used a robotic exoskeleton device to complete 26.2 miles over 3 days.